Ted and Joe's Excellent Adventures Part 2

We were in the home stretch, it was 3 pm, and it was a sunny day with a warm spring sun slowly melting the 4 inches of snow from yesterday, so outside adventure it was! Ted started in on making a snow man - the Minnesota snow is usually so powdery that we only get snowman snow in the spring. Joe pattered around the yard after absconding with the grill brush, and watched Berenice run around in the snow with her toy. Joe occasionally helped pat the snow man but found many other things to play with - like his sandbox which was uncovered from snow for the first time in about 4 months. After the snowman was built Joe immediately asked if we would put a scarf on him and named him Frosty the Snowman. So we got a scarf form inside and Frosty was complete.

From there Ted decided to use the roof rake for hopefully the last time this season. Joe watched and kept asking why we were getting snow off the roof, which got us into explaining the effects of ice dams on a house (it's never to early to learn these lessons). After our roof raking we went to get our shovels, but in all the distractions, Ted left the gate open. When he realized it and saw Joe standing near the gate, Ted asked Joe where Berenice was, and Joe calmly pointed behind him. So Joe was told to "stay there" while Ted jogged out towards the street to see Berenice down the block barking at a school bus. Joe was again told to "stay there" while Ted walked down the street to Berenice, who when she saw Ted, immediately laid down to wait for him (impressive actually!). Joe was within eye sight the whole time and was mostly staying put, slowly walking down the front path. With Berenice back inside, Joe requested more shoveling. So we went to the driveway and shoveled away some snow. Ted told Joe that Mommy would be home soon, and so Joe requested that we sit and wait for her. So we hauled out a couple lawn chairs, put them in the sun, and enjoyed a few minutes of snow/sun bathing until Julie and Clara showed up. Clara inspected the snow man, approved, and soon we were all inside for our normal evening wrap up. It was an interesting day, but we had a lot of fun!